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Wildfire in California

A wind-driven brush fire raging northwest of Los Angeles creeps toward housing subdivisions.

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Wildfire in California

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  1. A firefighter with the Silver City Hotshots is seen in front of burning embers while working to build a backfire up the mountain off Potrero Road to control the Springs Fire and protect homes in Newbury Park, California, May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  2. Firefighters work the ignition line of a backfire started into the Santa Monica Mountains off Potrero Road in order to control the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California, May 4, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  3. Firefighters tend to an engine supplying hose lines to Hotshot crews working to build a backfire up the mountain off Potrero Road to control the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California, May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  4. A firefighter pulls a hose line as a backfire is ignited into the Santa Monica Mountains off Potrero Road in order to control the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California, May 4, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  5. Embers swirl as a backfire burns a tree on the mountain off Potrero Road in order to control the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California, May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  6. Firefighters with the Silver City Hot Shots and a McCain Valley Conservation Camp inmate crew work to build a backfire up the mountain off Potrero Road to control the Springs Fire and protect homes near Newbury Park, California May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  7. Firefighter Justin Romero of the New Mexico based Silver City Hotshots uses a drip torch to build a backfire up the mountain off Potrero Road to control the Springs Fire near Newbury Park, California, May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  8. A air tanker drops fire retardant on the Springs Fire near Malibu, California May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Gus Ruela

  9. Fire-fighters battle fire during the second day of the Springs Fire in the mountain areas of Ventura County, California May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Gene Blevin

  10. Homeowner Brian Bonsant uses a hose as flames get close to his barn during the second day of the Springs Fire in the mountain areas of Ventura County, California May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Gene Blevin

  11. A Skycrane fire-fighting helicopter makes a water drop on the second day of the Springs Fire in the mountain areas of Ventura County, California May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Gene Blevin

  12. A fire engine drive past flames from the Springs Fire at Point Mugu State Park May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Alcor

  13. Smoke from the Springs Fire in Ventura County, California is pictured in this May 2, 2013 NASA handout satellite image. REUTERS-NASA-Handou

  14. A firefighter battles the Springs Fire at Point Mugu State Park May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Alcor

  15. The Springs Fire burns in the early morning near Pacific Coast Highway at Point Mugu State Park, May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Alcor

  16. Firefighters battle the Springs Fire at Point Mugu State Park May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Alcor

  17. Firefighters stand on a bluff as the Springs Fire burns in the early morning near Pacific Coast Highway at Point Mugu State Park, May 3, 2013. REUTERS-Jonathan Alcor

  18. Ernie Legassey (L) and Casey Daigle return to their car after their camping trip was cut short due to a wildfire burning towards Point Mugu at the Pacific Ocean on Pacific Coast Highway in Ventura County May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  19. Firefighters battle to protect a CalTrans Maintenance Station and Fuel Depot from the Springs Fire near Pacific Coast Highway and the Los Angeles County Line at Malibu, California, May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  20. Firefighters battle to protect the Sycamore Nature Center from the Springs Fire near Pacific Coast Highway and the Los Angeles County Line at Malibu, California, May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Patrick T. Fallo

  21. Firefighters work to protect homes from a fast-moving brush fire in the Newbury Park area of Ventura County May 2, 2013. REUTER-Patrick T. Fallo

  22. A fast moving brush fire approaches a home in the Newbury Park area area of Ventura County, California May 2, 2013. REUTER-Gene Blevin

  23. Golfers continue to play as smoke (background) billows from a raging wildfire pushing towards the coast in Camarillo May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Gene Blevin

  24. People near homes on Calle Del Prado watch a fast-moving brush fire in the Newbury Park area of Ventura County May 2, 2013. REUTER-Patrick T. Fallo

  25. A woman braves strong winds to check on her daughter's home in the path of a fast-moving brush fire in the Newbury Park area of Ventura County May 2, 2013. REUTER-Patrick T. Fallo

  26. A deer runs away from flames as a raging brush fire pushes towards the coast in Camarillo May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Gene Blevin

  27. A trailer is engulfed in flames as a raging wildfire pushes towards the coast in Camarillo May 2, 2013. REUTERS-Gene Blevin

  28. A firefighter coordinates evacuations as a fast moving brush fire approaches the Newbury Park area of Ventura County May 2, 2013. REUTER-Patrick T. Fallo

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